Stolen pickup found in field

A pickup reported stolen Saturday to the Carmi Police Department has been recovered from a remote field northwest of Carmi.

James Bartley, 23, reported his white 1998 Ford F150 pickup stolen and said he had left it in front of his Carmi residence in the 600 block of Maple Street unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

A pickup reported stolen Saturday to the Carmi Police Department has been recovered from a remote field northwest of Carmi.

James Bartley, 23, reported his white 1998 Ford F150 pickup stolen and said he had left it in front of his Carmi residence in the 600 block of Maple Street unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

Carmi Police Chief Randy Hamblin confirmed Tuesday morning Illinois State Police had recovered the pickup from the field over the weekend and it will be processed by state police crime scene technicians. Hamblin also said the joint agency investigation is ongoing as a backhoe found in the same field was reported stolen late this morning by a Carmi man.

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